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CBS Sports and Tony Romo mutually part ways after his Milwaukee OWI no-contest plea.
On Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, CBS Sports said it had mutually agreed to part ways with NFL analyst Tony Romo after his July 2026 Wisconsin operating-while-intoxicated case. Romo, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, had been the network's lead NFL analyst for about nine years. A network split is an employment decision. It is not a new criminal sentence.
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A network parting ways after an OWI plea is an employment and business consequence of a public criminal case. It is not a new criminal sentence. The no-contest plea and the court-ordered license revocation, ignition interlock, and alcohol assessment are the criminal-court outcomes already reported. Friday's CBS Sports announcement is the network's employment decision.
On Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, CBS Sports announced that it and Tony Romo had mutually agreed to part ways. FOX6 Milwaukee, ESPN, and Reuters reported the split. Romo is a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and had been CBS's lead NFL analyst for about nine years, since about 2017. The announcement followed his July 2026 Wisconsin operating-while-intoxicated case.
Romo was arrested after a July 23, 2026, traffic stop in Milwaukee and charged with operating while intoxicated. He later pleaded no contest. FOX6 Milwaukee reported that plea was entered on Sept. 1. ESPN reported that his driving privileges were revoked for six months, that the court ordered an ignition interlock and an alcohol assessment, and that the fine was about $784.
CBS had placed Romo on leave before Friday's announcement. The network said J.J. Watt will continue with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on the lead NFL booth. In a statement reported by ESPN, Romo said he was proud of what he accomplished at CBS Sports over the last nine years, and that he would take a break to focus on his health and his family before his next opportunity.
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